Daily Archives: March 26, 2015

Happy birthday to no-no throwers Lavender, Warren

No-no birthdaysBy Dirk Lammers March 26, 2015 Leave a comment

Before the day ends, a quick note of birthday wishes to two no-hitter throwers – the Chicago Cubs’ Jimmy Lavender and the Oakland Athletics’ Mike Warren. Lavender, born on this date in 1884, tossed his no-no against the New York Giants in the first game of an August 31, 1915 doubleheader at the Polo Grounds.…

#10, the Oakland Athletics

The NoNoHitters 30By Dirk Lammers March 26, 2015 1 Comment

The Oakland Athletics, an American League franchise which began in Philadelphia but later moved to Kansas City and then Oakland, has 11 no-hitters over its history. That gives the team the No. 10 spot on our NoNoHitters 30 list. Weldon Henley threw the Philadelphia Athletics’ first no-hitter in 1905. No one has had two no-hitters…